New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

New Zealand Case Law

Duty solicitor/duty lawyer roster
  • 13 Jun 2011

    KIM V THE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY HC AK CIV 2011-404-000065

    Citation
    openlaw-452aa616_4a5b_443a_971c_89bb0972e8a5.pdf
    Court
    High Court

    The adjudicator lawfully exercised her statutory discretion, considered all relevant evidence (both original and later supervisor evaluations, references, TESL certificate and mentoring statements), did not act with bias or procedural unfairness, and reached a reasonable evaluative conclusion within the scope of the Legal Services Act 2000 that the applicant did not meet the criteria for appointment to the duty solicitor roster; judicial review fails.

    • Judicial review grounds
    • Procedural fairness
    • Wednesbury unreasonableness
    • Duty solicitor/duty lawyer roster
    • Alleged discrimination (abandoned)